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Latest articles from Norway

Best-performing Nordic Banks 2020: a region in robust health
May 1, 2020The Banker’s Nordic banks ranking shows many lenders with strong profits and solid asset quality.

Can Norway’s Oil Fund chart a course to a greener future?
April 10, 2020Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is trying to reconcile its dependence on fossil fuels and a green future.

Nordic FX: volatility ahead?
May 1, 2018The Nordic countries’ currencies are renowned for stability and low risk, but concerns are surfacing around the currencies of Norway and Sweden, nicknamed the 'nokkie' and the 'stocky'. Joy Macknight reports.

Will Nordic equity markets maintain their hot streak?
May 1, 2018Property companies in the Nordic region have favoured the equity market recently as investors responded to low interest rates. Can the outlook remain positive despite Sweden's declining house prices? Stefanie Linhardt reports.

Why do Nordic property companies take the high road on LTVs?
May 1, 2018When compared with the rest of Europe, Nordic property companies tend to operate with higher loan-to-value ratios. Stefanie Linhardt looks at why this approach works in the region.

Direct investment enjoys Nordic upswing
May 1, 2018Private equity funds are expressing ever-greater interest in the Nordic property market, and listed companies are next on their shopping list, writes Stefanie Linhardt.

DNB CFO seeks cost efficiency in digital strategy
March 1, 2018DNB’s chief financial officer, Kjerstin Braathen, tells Joy Macknight how Norway’s largest bank is optimising its people, technology and resources to get the most out of its digital transformation.

Quantitative easing helps Statoil break Scandinavian records
March 2, 2015An innovative four-tranche bond for Norway's oil company Statoil set the standard for size and pricing thanks to supportive monetary policy conditions, even with lower oil prices.

SEB encourages great minds to think differently
September 2, 2013Lars Millberg, head of transaction banking at SEB's merchant banking division, discusses the importance of innovation, and describes the bank's unique approach to encouraging out-of-the-box thinking among its employees.